AI-first holding company
An AI-first permanent home for small businesses whose owners are ready to retire.
We buy successful, non-technical firms and run them for the long term. The current focus is Texas bookkeeping and tax-prep firms, around New Braunfels and central Texas. Guam comes later.
Owners are ready to step back.
Many owners are nearing retirement without a successor. People call that shift the silver tsunami. The firms still have clients and a way of working. What they often lack is a next owner.
AI-run back-office operations can improve margins and the service a firm gives its clients. A permanent owner can put that way of working in place and stay with it.
The model is inspired by the playbooks of operators such as Brad Jacobs, Thrive Holdings, and Long Lake. That is inspiration only. Anchor Marianas is not affiliated with them, endorsed by them, or in any relationship with them.
What we buy
Recurring client base
A book of clients that comes back, which is the core of a bookkeeping or tax-prep firm.
Owner ready to retire or step back
Someone who wants a successor and is ready to leave the day-to-day work.
Texas bookkeeping and tax prep first
Firms around New Braunfels and central Texas. Guam comes later.
The team and the name stay
We keep the people, and the firm keeps its name.
A permanent home, not a flip
We buy to hold the company and operate it.
How it works for sellers
- 01
Intro call
A conversation about the firm and what you want next.
- 02
Confidential look at the business
A private review of how the firm works and what it would take to own it.
- 03
Offer
If the firm fits, we make an offer.
- 04
Transition plan with the owner
A handoff written with you, so the team and the clients know what happens next.
Checking a business before you buy it
If you are buying a business from someone else, the free check reads up to 150 of its newest public Google reviews. It returns the rating trend, recurring complaints with real quotes, signs of a change of owner, and questions to ask before you sign.
We are in the search stage.
There are no acquired firms to list.
What Anchor Marianas does
Anchor Marianas is an AI-first holding company. It buys successful, non-technical small businesses and runs them for the long term. The company is in the search stage. The current focus is Texas bookkeeping and tax-prep firms, around New Braunfels and central Texas. Guam comes later.
Many owners are nearing retirement without a successor. People call that shift the silver tsunami. The firms still have clients and a way of working. What they often lack is a next owner. AI-run back-office operations can improve margins and the service a firm gives its clients. A permanent owner can put that way of working in place and stay with it.
What we buy
Anchor looks for a recurring client base and an owner who is ready to retire or leave the day-to-day work. Texas bookkeeping and tax-prep firms come first, around New Braunfels and central Texas. The team stays, and the firm keeps its name. The aim is a permanent home, not a flip. The company is bought to be held and operated.
How it works for sellers
A seller starts with an intro call about the firm and what they want next. Next is a confidential look, a private review of how the firm works and what it would take to own it. If the firm fits, Anchor makes an offer. Then a transition plan is written with the owner, so the team and the clients know what happens next. This page does not state a timeline or a price.
Free buyer check
If you are buying a business from someone else, the free check reads up to 150 of its newest public Google reviews. It returns the rating trend, recurring complaints with real quotes, signs of a change of owner, and questions to ask before you sign.
Where things stand
We are in the search stage. There are no acquired firms to list. The model is inspired by the playbooks of operators such as Brad Jacobs, Thrive Holdings, and Long Lake. That is inspiration only. Anchor Marianas is not affiliated with them, endorsed by them, or in any relationship with them.
Selling your firm
Send a note to Adam at adam@anchormarianas.com. This is the same email already published on this site. Website and webapp work remains on the services page.
Selling your firm?
Send a note to Adam. This is the same email already published on this site. Website and webapp work remains on the services page.